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10/10

Garden Railway: Public Gardens

Morris Arboretum Garden Railway
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Morris Arboretum & Gardens as a public garden, the Garden Railway opens for another season with miniature replicas of famous public garden icons like the Torii Gate and Pavilion at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Climatron at Missouri Botanical Garden. The railway also debuts an expanded track.

All Day

Morris Arboretum & Gardens, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

6/3

Ancient Food & Flavor Opening Day

Exterior of Penn Museum.
Penn Museum celebrates opening day of the Ancient Food & Flavor exhibit. Visitors are invited to explore food and plant remains preserved from thousands of years ago. This opening event features a chat with station guides, corn grinding, and a conversation with exhibition curators. 

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

6/7

Introduction to Letterpress Workshop

Fisher Fine Arts Library
The Fisher Fine Arts library hosts a workshop on the fundamentals of setting type and letterpress printing. Registration is required.

1:00 p.m.

Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library

6/10

Hidden Gems

Side view of Step Fountain
Morris Arboretum & Gardens hosts a guided tour highlighting the features of the garden that are not often discovered.

11:00 a.m.

Widener Welcome Center, 100 E Northwestern Ave.

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Eight Penn scientists have received NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. They are pictured left to rigt top to bottom: Perelman School of Medicine’s Bushra Raj, Luca Busino, Donita Brady, Eric Witze, Terence Gade, Amelia Escolano, Chengcheng Jin, and George Burslem.

Eight Penn scientists receive NIH grants through High-Risk, High-Reward Research program

A group of five scientists received the Transformative Research Award for a project focusing on cancer research, while three investigators received the New Innovator Award for independent projects developed by early-career investigators.

Brandon Lausch ・October 7, 2022

Carl June.

Penn Medicine CAR T therapy expert Carl June receives 2022 Keio Medical Science Prize

The award from Japan’s oldest private university honors outstanding contributions to medicine and life sciences.

Brandon Lausch ・September 20, 2022

One protein’s role in genomic intermingling and T cell development

The findings, from a team led by Golnaz Vahedi of Penn Medicine, could have implications for T-cell based immunotherapies for cancer and other conditions.

Brandon Lausch ・June 30, 2022

Lots of gold blobs, some larger and closer to the front of the image, some smaller and farther away, on a pinkish background.

University of Pennsylvania’s first NFT commemorates mRNA research

Proceeds from the July auction of the non-fungible token—a digital asset—will benefit ongoing research at Penn.

Penn Medicine , Brandon Lausch, Peter Winicov ・June 21, 2022

Michael Armellino.

$25M gift establishes Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome at Penn Medicine

The generosity of Penn alumnus Michael Armellino creates a center for the care of patients with the rare genetic condition across all stages of life and propels scientific discovery.

Brandon Lausch ・June 2, 2022

Microscopic view of columnar epithelium in the gut.

‘Keto’ molecule may be useful in preventing and treating colorectal cancer

A Penn study finds beta-hydroxybutyrate, an alternative-energy molecule produced by the body in response to starvation or low-carb diets, strongly suppresses the growth of colorectal tumors.

Brandon Lausch ・April 29, 2022

A person walking through a park pushing a stroller.

Making a game of it: Contests help new moms increase their steps

A Penn Medicine study used wearable tech to foster activity in high-risk, diverse populations, specifically postpartum women to reduce their cardiovascular risk.

Brandon Lausch ・April 26, 2022

A doctor with a stethoscope checks a patient’s back heartbeat.

New health center opens at PHMC Public Health Campus on Cedar

PHMC Health Center on Cedar, staffed by Penn Medicine clinicians, offers comprehensive primary and behavioral health care for residents in the West and Southwest Philadelphia community.

Brandon Lausch ・April 14, 2022

Three children playing outside in the sunshine.

CHOP and Penn Medicine to lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health

The new center, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, aims to identify and protect children in vulnerable communities from environmental exposures.

Brandon Lausch ・March 31, 2022

A cancer cell being attacked by CAR T cells.

Vaccine-like mRNA injection can be used to make CAR T cells in the body

An experimental immunotherapy can temporarily reprogram patients’ immune cells to attack heart fibroblast cells via only a single injection of mRNA.

Brandon Lausch ・January 6, 2022

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